Hexo

Verified detail: Node.js blog generator with Markdown.

CategoryStatic site tools

Best suited to

Developer-led websites and pre-rendered content.

Pricing & plansFree license; hosting billed separately

Key facts

Verified detail	Node.js blog generator with Markdown
Best suited to	Developer-led websites and pre-rendered content.
Before you commit	Before choosing: how will editors preview changes and trigger rebuilds?
Pricing & plans	Free license; hosting billed separately Official website ↗
Source	hexo.io ↗

Oct 21, 2026

Free license; hosting billed separately

Software license only; hosting and operations cost extra.

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Company name	Hexo open-source project
Founders	Tommy Chen

Aug 26, 2013
Product update
Hexo 2.0 introduced multithreaded generation, batch deployment and expanded GitHub-flavored Markdown support, while requiring users to update their themes.
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Feb 27, 2015
Launch
Hexo launched an official theme and plugin registry, giving users a searchable directory and visual previews for its extension ecosystem.
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Mar 5, 2015
Product update
Hexo 3.0 separated generators, deployers and the server from its core, introducing a new generator API and standalone CLI.
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Dec 22, 2021
Security
Hexo 6.0 escaped list_tag HTML by default following CVE-2021-25987 and raised its runtime baseline by dropping Node.js 10.
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Nov 3, 2023
Product update
Hexo 7 removed built-in YouTube, Vimeo, Gist and JSFiddle embed tags, requiring an extension to preserve those embeds in existing posts.
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